When:
January 16, 2020 @ 3:00 – 5:00 PM
Where:
The Loft Cinema
Where:
The Loft Cinema
Part of the San Antonio Police Department’s ten-person mental health unit, Ernie Stevens and Joe Smarro are putting compassionate policing practices into action. Ernie & Joe chronicles their daily encounters with people in crisis, showing how their innovative approach to policing – which takes mental health into account – is having a dramatic effect on the way police respond to these challenges. Read More
Ernie & Joe follows two police officers with the San Antonio Texas Police Department who are diverting people away from jail and into mental health treatment, one 911 call at a time.
The David and Lura Lovell Foundation is hosting a special screening of the award-winning film Ernie & Joe followed by a panel discussion (which will include Jenifer McShane, the filmmaker, and Joe Smarro, one of the subjects) on Thursday, January 16, at The Loft main screen.
